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Lulea vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Lulea is 11.8% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in Lulea
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Lulea
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Lulea
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Lulea
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Lulea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in Lulea
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Lulea

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Lulea are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Lulea.

Lulea vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lulea instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	Prague	Lulea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$12.96 SEK121.83	+22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$11.85 SEK111.38	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$2.62 SEK24.66	+34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$2.04 SEK19.14	+19.1%
Average			+24.9%

Prague vs. Lulea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Prague	Lulea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$3.53 SEK33.15	+104.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$6.52 SEK61.29	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$7.21 SEK67.76	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$4.87 SEK45.80	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$6.38 SEK60.00	+48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.20 SEK11.28	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$1.26 SEK11.88	+45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.17 SEK10.98	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$2.02 SEK18.95	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$1.00 SEK9.36	+53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.74 SEK6.92	+31.0%
Average			+36.5%

Prague vs. Lulea - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	Prague	Lulea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$7.29 SEK68.57	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$59.24 SEK556.92	+124.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$32,472.71 SEK305,259.70	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$27.29 SEK256.58	+69.8%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Prague	Lulea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$28.18 SEK264.87	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$797.92 SEK7,500.87	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$588.89 SEK5,535.85	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$132.27 SEK1,243.41	-49.3%
Average			-25.2%

Prague vs. Lulea - Cost of housing

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Prague	Lulea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$162.02 SEK1,523.07	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$5,818.53 SEK54,697.13	-61.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Lulea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$9.20 SEK86.52	+219.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$4.76 SEK44.75	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$7.30 SEK68.62	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$49.12 SEK461.78	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$13.75 SEK129.28	+14.6%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Prague	Lulea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$126.03 SEK1,184.77	+59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$34.35 SEK322.88	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$128.71 SEK1,209.97	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$169.27 SEK1,591.19	+24.4%
Average			+23.0%

Prague vs. Lulea - Cost of clothing

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